Pak Qaeda chief killed in attack

PESHAWAR (AFP) Al-Qaedas operational chief for Afghanistan and Pakistan has been killed in a US drone strike in North Waziristan, security officials said Tuesday. Sheikh Fateh had reportedly been given the job in May after Al-Qaedas purported number three and Osama bin Ladens one-time treasurer Mustafa Abu al-Yazid was killed. Security officials said the Egyptian was killed on Saturday in a US drone strike on North Waziristan. Yes, he has been killed, a security official told AFP on condition of anonymity. Two other intelligence officials confirmed his death. He was head of Al-Qaeda in Afghanistan and Pakistan, one official said. Locally, he was known as Abdul Razzaq, the official added.